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River Rescue Near Bridges

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 21:13 | | |

AS LONG AS THERE'S ICE, THE RIVER MAY NOT BE NICE...

ONE LOCAL FISHERMAN FOUND HIMSELF STUCK ON THE RIVER NEAR THE CASS STREET BRIDGE BECAUSE OF ICE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SOME HELP FROM LA CROSSE FIREMEN, THE MAN WAS ABLE TO GET HIMSELF AND HIS BOAT TO PETTIBONE BEACH SAFELY. BUT FIRE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT DAVE SNOW SAYS ICE REMAINS A HAZARD, EVEN AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. SNOW SAYS THE RESCUE EFFORT TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES.